GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The famous Buddhist scholar Ashvaghosha was a contemporary of which one of the following?
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Ashoka
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Bindusara
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Harsha
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Kanishka
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Kanishka is the correct answer.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct option is B Kanishka Whom was Ashvaghosha a contemporary of?
Detailed explanation-3: -Ashvaghosha, who has written the marvelous work “Buddhacharita” was a court poet of which among the following kings? Notes: Asvaghosa wrote “Buddhacharitra” and lived in the court of King Kanishka. He was a Buddhist philosopher, poet, orator and dramatist from India.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kanishka is said to have been particularly close to the Buddhist scholar Ashvaghosha, who became his religious advisor in his later years.
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